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Fortune teller

9 folds · ages 6–8 · start with a square, coloured side up

Dashed line: fold toward you (valley). Dash-dot line: fold away (mountain). The arrow shows which way the paper moves.

  1. Step 1: Fold the bottom left corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    1. Fold the bottom left corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  2. Step 2: Fold the bottom right corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    2. Fold the bottom right corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  3. Step 3: Fold the top right corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    3. Fold the top right corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  4. Step 4: Fold the top left corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    4. Fold the top left corner in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  5. Step 5: Turn the paper over, left to right.

    5. Turn the paper over, left to right.

  6. Step 6: Fold the bottom point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    6. Fold the bottom point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  7. Step 7: Fold the top point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    7. Fold the top point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  8. Step 8: Fold the left point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    8. Fold the left point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  9. Step 9: Fold the right point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

    9. Fold the right point in to the middle point. Press each fold flat.

  10. The finished fortune teller

    Done. Now you have a small square with eight flaps — write your choices under them.

A traditional model. Known as a cootie catcher or chatterbox in English, đông tây nam bắc in Vietnam and paku-paku in Japan. Children everywhere fill it with their own choices.

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